Kebnat

Sorex

2 species

In Québec, the genus Sorex (family Soricidae) counts 2 species of mammals. The stars? Cinereus Shrew and Smoky Shrew, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 2 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  3. Capitale-Nationale2
  4. Mauricie2
  5. Estrie2
  6. Outaouais2
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  8. Côte-Nord2
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  10. Laurentides2
  11. Montérégie2
  12. Montréal1
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  15. Lanaudière1
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Sorex 2

Eulipotyphla
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Soricidae
All5Soricidae3Talpidae2
Cinereus Shrew177 observations
Smoky Shrew40 observations